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THE CALENDAR FOR 1917
AUGUST-31 DAYS
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894.
war against Russia, 1914. Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
...5h. 55m.
7h. 04m.
1915
1916
15th
..6h. 00m.
6h. 55m.
Maximum
88.5
88.5
Minimum
...79.7
78.6
MOON'S PHASES
Mean
.......83.5 82.6
d.
h.
in
Full Moon
3
1
11
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1916
Last Quarter
10
3
56
Mean
..29.71
A.M.
New Moon
18
2
21
A.M.
1915
RAINFALL
First Quarter
26
3
8
A.M.
10.520 inches
1916 5.040 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
6 & 7
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Wed.
1
Thurs.
2
Fri.
3
Satur.
4
Sun.
5
Mon.
Tues.
7
Wed.
Thurs.
9
Fri.
10
Satur.
11
Sun.
12
24 0 2 8 2 2 3 3 8
23
14
Kucheng massacre, 1895.
Germany declared
15
16
17
18
25
Mon.
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
Tues,
14
27
Wed.
15
28
Thurs.
16
Fri.
17
Satur.
18
22
29
30
Sun.
Mon
Tues.
21
Wed,
2 2 72
19
20
22
Thurs.
23
Fri.
Satur.
Sun.
Mon
Tues,
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri,
First Chinese Bazaar held at Canton, 1908.
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Keelung by French, 1884. Allied march on Peking started, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1896. War declared by Great Britain against Germany, 1914. Political unrest in Kwantung
culminated in serious fighting 1916.
BANK HOLIDAY. Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871. Hongkong Volunteers mobilised, 1914.
British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul, at Hakodate, 1874.
British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.
Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888.
First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, who
suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Conimerce, 1834.
174 British prisoners executed in Forniosa, 1842. Manila occupied by U.S. Troops,
1898. Attempted assassination of Admiral Li Chun at Canton, 1911.
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Rurik near Tsushima,
1904. Fighting and looting at Canton following flight of rebel leaders, 1913. Compul sory Military Service Bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, 1915.
British steamer “Glenfarg " sunk after striking a submerged rock near Goto Islands, 1914. Great fire on French Concession, Shanghai, 991 houses destroyed, loss Tls. 1,500,000, 1879. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer "Gatterthun" near Sydney, 1895. Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lewis at Chengchow, Hunan, 1902. Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong, British trade of Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French Treaty with Sian
signed, 1856.
1904.
"Empress of India" sinks Chinese cruiser "Wong Tai" in collision near Swatow, 1903.
Destructive typhoon at Macao, 1913.
1 Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868. Indian troops landed in Shanghai, 1900. Large gang of pirates attacked Cheungchow, killing three Indian constables, and looting the village, 1912. American Chamber of Commerce established at Shanghai, 1915.
N
60
45
24
27
28
* 2 6 7 & 287
7
25
8
26
9
10
A = 2**
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,'
at Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860.
Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again assumes the Regency, 1898. Governer Amaral, Macao, assassinated, 1849. Seizure of steamer "Spark" by pirates- between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884. Korea annexed by Japanese, 1910, H.M.S. Bedford wrecked at Quelpart, 1910.
Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864. Chinese fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884. Japan declared war ou Germany, who had ignored her request to evacuate Kiaochow with a view to its " eventual restoration" to China, 1914.
St. BarthoLOMEW, Wreck of the C. N. Co.'s str. "Tientsin” near Swatow, 1887. Dis--
turbances at Amoy, Japanese landed marines, 1900.
British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great Britain.
and Japan signed, 1858.
British left Macao, 1839. British steamer “Dunearn” foundered in a typhoon off Goto-
Islands, 1908.
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery abolished in British
possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884.
11
29
12
Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
30
13
Wreck of "Futani Maru" off Cape Calavite, 1900.
31
14
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping at
Hongkong, Macao and Whampoa, 1848.